equipment to go with QT

apolyom

apolyom

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i'd like to know what equipment is ESSENTIAL for a QT,
do i need a skimmer? do i need a sump? do i need a canister filter? or is a trickle system viable?
 
keith burn

keith burn

Active Member
Originally Posted by apolyom
i'd like to know what equipment is ESSENTIAL for a QT,
do i need a skimmer? do i need a sump? do i need a canister filter? or is a trickle system viable?
what sys are you runing now.
 
apolyom

apolyom

Member
sorry i'm from australia i have no idea what a penguin filter is.
is it the sort of filter you'd put on a freshwater tank?
 
xdave

xdave

Active Member
Penguin is a hang on back type. Hagen HOB's work well too because they use block shaped filter media. You can put some biological filter media from the DT' filtration in it when you need it. My favorite piece of equipment for a qt, although expensive, is a uv sterilizer. A diatom filter is cheaper but really messy to deal with.
I also keep pieces of pvc pipe in the qt for fish to hide in.
 
renogaw

renogaw

Active Member
penguin filter is a combo filter. it has a filter media bag with activated carbon in it, plus a bio wheel, which is supposed to act as a bio filter.
 
bjlled

bjlled

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I was thinking of getting a 3 or 5 gal. tank as a QT. I'd leave it set up Full time for a while at least. I'd like to get rolling on this so it can Cycle with my new main tank. Is 3 or 5 gallon too small for a QT?
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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I would go with atleast a 10 a 20 would be better. if you get a fish that has any size to it then it will be cramped in the little tiny 3-5 gallon tank for several weeks and could cause more problems.
mike
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by MichaelTX
I would go with atleast a 10 a 20 would be better. if you get a fish that has any size to it then it will be cramped in the little tiny 3-5 gallon tank for several weeks and could cause more problems.
mike
LOL I was going to type that. Ok Mike you can have the new hobbiests forum, I am going back to my disease and treatment forum :joy:
 
bluemantr

bluemantr

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Originally Posted by apolyom
so basically a canister filter would be enough for bio filtration?
I have 12g QT and i have fluval 104 canister on it. I only kept sponge in canister. It seems everything good. You would be fine with canister.
 
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